The Chairman, PCST delivered a keynote lecture titled "Functional Foods for Health and Wellness - Opportunities of Entrepreneurship" during the 4th National Workshop on Organic Food & Health: Avenues of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at University of Karachi. The workshop is part of the series of workshops on the subject being organized by PCST with the initial three been held in Islamabad, Lahore and Peshawar.

The Chairman, PCST presenting workshop shield to Prof. Dr. Memon Mujeeb-u-ddin Sahrai, Vice Chancellor Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam who was chief Guest during the inaugural session of the 4th National Workshop on Organic Food and Health : Avenues of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at University of Karachi . The workshop was part of the series of workshops on the subject being organized by PCST with the initial three been held in Islamabad, Lahore and Peshawar.Please click for further details.

Chairman, PCST participated as the Chief Guest during the closing ceremony and delivered a Keynote lecture on "Role of Pakistan Council for Science & Technology in promoting and Recognizing Scientific output" at the conference organized by International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, Karachi.

The Chairman, PCST delivered keynote lecture titled "Functional Foods for Health and Wellness - Opportunities of Entrepreneurship" during the 3rd National Workshop on Organic Food & Health: Avenues of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at UET Peshawar. The workshop is part of the series of workshops on the subject being organized by PCST with the initial two been held in Islamabad and Lahore.

Chairman PCST participated as the Chief Guest and delivered a keynote lecture on title "Health Challenges of Modern Life and Treatment with Functional Foods and Lifestyle/dietary Modification" at the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

Prof. Anwar Gilani, Chairman, PCST delivered a lecture on "Health Challenges of Modern Life and Treating with Functional Foods and Lifestyle /Dietary Modification" at Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF) on September 27, 2017

Chairman PCST participated as the Chief Guest during the Inaugural Session of 9th Chemistry Conference on "Chemistry in Engineering and Life Sciences" organised by PINSTECH, Islamabad, September 19-21-,2017.

Chairman, PCST participated in Research Productivity Award Distribution Ceremony held at the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad on August 07, 2017. Mr. Fazal Abbas Maken, Secretary, MoST, as the Chief Guest during the occasion, distributed RPA certificates among the awardees of UAF, Faisalabad.

The Chairman PCST delivered a presentation titled "Harnessing Potential of Triple Helix for Rural Development" in the seminar on "The Triple Helix: Relationship between Government, Academia and Industry" organized by the Institute of Rural Development on 26th July 2017 at Islamabad.

The Chairman, PCST participated as a Guest of Honor and delivered a keynote lecture titled "Health Challenges of Modern Life Style and Treatment with Prophetic Medicine" during the 2nd Invention to Innovation Summit held at University of Baluchistan, Quetta. Honorable Governor Balochistan Muhammad Khan Achakzai was the Chief Guest at the occasion.

Prof. Anwar Gilani, S.I. Chairman PCST alongwith Prof. Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman, H.I., presenting certificates of Research Productivity Award-2015 during the International Conference on Current Research in Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences held at FC College University, Lahore, January 18, 2017.

The Chairman PCST, participated as a Guest of Honor and delivered a keynote lecture on "Efficacy and safety of the products is influenced by the presence of synergistic and/or side-effects neutralizing combinations" at FC College University, Lahore, January 18, 2017.

The Chairman, PCST presenting certificates of Research Productivity Award (RPA)-2015 to the researchers and academicians of Bahauddin Zakariya University during a ceremony held on January 19, 2017 at Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan

Prof. Anwar Gilani, Chairman, PCST participated as a Guest of Honour during the Inaugural Session of First National Graduate Conference Organized by Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, March 15-16, 2017

The Chairman, PCST PCST participated as a Guest of Honour during the 6th International Fisheries Symposium and Expo-2017 on "Innovative and Sustainable Aquaculture for Blue Revolution" at University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore.

The Chairman, PCST participated as a Guest of Honor during the Award Distribution Ceremony of UNIDO "Global Cleantech Innovation Programme for SMEs and Start-ups in Pakistan" at Marriott, Islamabad, January 12, 2017. Honorable Federal Minister for Climate Change, Mr. Zahid Hamid was the Chief Guest at the occasion.

The Chairman, PCST participated in the International Workshop and Twelfth Session of the Governing Council of The Asia and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology (APCTT) and delivered invited lecture (Gender Mainstreaming in STI in Pakistan: Current Status & Future Prospects) at Islamabad.

Prof. Anwar Gilani participated as a Chief Guest in the International Workshop on "Research Methods in Nutrition" and distributed RPA certificates among the winners at The University of Agriculture, Faisalabad.

Prof. Anwar Gilani participated as a Chief Guest, and delivered a Key Note lecture on "Food security through sustainable Agriculture" at the National Conference on "Feeding the 9-Billion Through Sustainable Agriculture" at University of Haripur, KPK.

Prof. Anwar Gilani participated as a Guest of Honor and delivered lecture at the 1st International Conference on Science Technology and Innovation Policy and Management under the aegis of Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET), PCST, HEC and ECO Science Foundation at Karachi. PCST and MUET also signed a MoU for collaboration in policy research.

The Chairman PCST participated in the National Conference on Recent Innovations in Pharmaceutical Sciences organized by Riphah International University at Margalla Hotel, Islamabad and delivered a keynote lecture titled "Combating challenge of microbial resistance to antibiotics through using natural products in holistic form".

The Chairman, PCST participated in the national seminar on South-South Cooperation in the Framework of Sustainable Development Goals organized by PAS & COMSATS at PAS, Islamabad as Guest of Honor and a Keynote speaker, title as "Contribution of STI to the Three Dimensions of Sustainable Development".

Prof. Anwar Gilani participated as a Guest of Honor and delivered a Key Note lecture on "Efficacy and Safety of natural products is influenced by the Presence of Synergistic and/or side-effects neutralizing combinations of chemicals" in 13th Biennial Conference conducted by CIIT Abbottabad Campus.

The Chairman, PCST participated as a Chief Guest & delivered a Key Note lecture on "Nutrition / Functional Foods & One Health" in the "One Health" Symposium at The University of Agriculture, Faisalabad.

Prof. Ahsan Iqbal, the Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Reforms was the Chief Guest whereas, the Chairman PCST attended event as the Guest of Honour at the closing session. This event was jointly organized by PCST, NUST and DICE (USA).

Malik M. Rafiq Rajwana, the Governor Punjab was the Chief Guest at the inaugural session whereas, the Chairman PCST attended this event as the Guest of Honour. The Chairman PCST also delivered keynote lecture on “Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Universities and R&D Organizations”.

Mr. Muhammad Baligh ur Rehman, the Federal Minister of State for Education was the Chief Guest whereas, the Chairman PCST attended the Convocation as Guest of Honour. He focused on "Strong relation of education standards with scientific output" during his address.

Rana Tanveer Hussain, the Federal Minister for S&T was the Chief Guest whereas, the Chairman PCST was the Guest of Honor at inaugural session. This workshop was organized by PCST in collaboration with National Textile University (NTU), Faisalabad with objective to highlight the challenges faced by textile industry and to explore the potential opportunities available.

Prof. Ahsan Iqbal, the Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Reforms whereas, the Chairman PCST attended conference as the Guest of Honour at closing session. The theme of this conference was to suggest plausible recommendations to the Government to facilitate transformation of Pakistan's economy into a Knowledge-based-Economy (KBE). Renowned economists, technical experts and policy professionals of Pakistan participated in the conference.

Prof. Dr. Anwar Gilani, Chairman PCST, represented the country at Asian Pacific Center for Transfer of Technology (APCTT) at Bangkok, Thailand and delivered a lecture on "Contribution of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI), Three Dimensions of Sustainable Development". Group photo with the Chief Guest, Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, the Under-Secretary General UNESCAP & Former Governor State Bank of Pakistan.

Chairman PCST, Prof. Dr. Anwar-ul-Hassan Gilani as a Guest of Honor presenting award of the Most Credible Anchor to Mr Nadeem Malik, the host of SAMAA's flagship current affair program 'Nadeem Malik Live, at the Third Journalism Agahi Awards Ceremony held on April 25, 2015 in Islamabad.

The Chairman PCST participated as a Guest of Honor and plenary speaker in the symposium on "Inegrative Medicine for Better Healthcare" held on April 15, 2015 in Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi.

Panel discussion with question-answer session with participants over the two days of the program shared very rich and contrasting national perspectives on how developing countries are grappling with improving their National Innovation systems and foreshadowed the impending challenges that the global sustainable development agenda will place on the STI sector. The event held on 08-09 April 2015 in Bangkok, Thailand.

The goal to bring you this newsletter is to share with you the latest happenings in the field of science and technology at national level.

The newsletter provides details about the activities/events organized by PCST and various events where the Chairman PCST showed his eminent presence. Very interesting information for the interest of researchers, both from academia and industry, is included in the column Scientist's Voice for Society and Academia-Industry interaction. Please share (nominate) remarkable achievements for the column, Young Scientist's Voice. Besides, few interesting articles, the newsletter also features announcements for awards as well as for funding opportunities for the information of S&T community. The Quran's Voice encompasses bewildering information about the lessons that scientists have learnt today from the Quran. The contribution of past, eminent Muslim Scholar has also been included as a separate column to highlight contribution of Muslims in the field.

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